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ODMG 3.0 Book
ODMG 3.0 is a standard for object-relational mapping products as well as object DBMSs.
The final release of the ODMG standard can be found in the book "The Object Data Standard ODMG 3.0", including the overall data model, and the Smalltalk and C++ bindings for ODMG.
This book is the fifth in a series of
ODMG standard specifications that began with ODMG 1.0 in 1993. Release
3.0 includes a number of
enhancements to the Java binding. It
incorporates improvements to
the object model. It also includes various
corrections and enhancements in all of the chapters,
including changes necessary to
broaden the standard for use by object-relational
mapping systems
as well as for the original target of
the standard, object DBMSs.
More information on ODMG Book
Java Data Objects (JDO)
- Provides transparent persistence
- Scales from embedded to enterprise
- Integrates with EJB and J2EE
- Is being widely adopted in the database industry
The ODMG submitted the ODMG Java Binding
to the Java Community
Process as a basis for the Java Data Objects
Specification (JDO). A Public Release
of the the JDO
specification is now available.
More information on JDO
Using XML as an Object Interchange Format
Paper contributed by G.M. Bierman, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Warwick, UK
This paper shows how to use XML as an
object interchange format. It defines an XML document type,
OIFML, and shows how it can be used to specify ODMG objects.
Download paper (PDF, 31KB)
OQL Sample Grammar
Free download provided by Micro Data Base Systems, Inc.
You can download and use this grammar for free. Check out the license at the beginning of the file.
Download oqlg.zip (4KB)
ODMG 2.0 ODL Metadata and OML Interfaces for Java (JDK 1.2)
Free download provided by Wray Johnson
License and Download
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